here goes............
if u want 1 movie per CD........this is the way to do it...
1. Download K-Lite Codec Pack from
www.free-codecs.com
2. Download #1DVD Ripper from *www.dvdtox.com/
3. Install Both
4. In The K-Lite Codec Pack Tools u will c Nic's Bitrate calculator
5. Enter The lenght of the movie, the audio bitrate usually 128kbps...n the final desired size..ie 700MB
6. This will give u a bitrate for say 700kbps........but use 680kbps for VP62
7. Run #1DVD Ripper
8. Select the DVD ROM drive.....it will show u all the movies present on the DVD
9. You will have to rip each movie separately(even though batch mode is allowed as all will b different in length)
10. in properties....select output as orignal DVD res or something lower as otherwise ur per pixel quality reduces....
11. Enable Dolby Surround...select approprite frme rate, depending on PAL/NTSC DVD
12. Settings:
Default Volume = 6
De Interlace: Interplate
Split Mode: Infinite
Enable all the check boxes below
In Output:
Video Codec for avi: VP62
Configure: Enter calculated bitrate(eg 650)
Mode: Good Quality Fast Encoding
End Usage: VBR
Material: Progressive
Sharpness: 5
Max Keyframe: 120
Noise Reduction: 0
Auto Keyframe: Enabled
Advanced:
Adjust Quantizer: Min 4 to Max 40
Misc Settings:
Temporary Buffer: set it acc to amt of RAM u have set eg. 100MB
Location: RAM
Special Optimization: FPU
Check: Use ASAPI to access DVD Drive
Size/Bitrate:
Audio Settings for avi:
Lame MP3: 128kbps
Other than that select the Subtitle, the audio channel: AC3 6 Channel/2 channel etc...
Audio Quality: High
......see the other stuff...iguess i hvnt missed out on nything
Most Importantly..............go thru the entire topic in my siggie..........its informative.........